| Department Of Health :Consultation Launched On Legal... |
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Patients will have legal rights to maximum waiting times for elective procedures and urgent cancer referrals and to an NHS Health Check every five years for those aged 40-74,... More »
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Egov Monitor - Nov. 11, 2009
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| No cherry-picking at treatment centres |
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Sir, It is the NHS that controls which patients are referred to independent sector treatment centres (ISTCs), not the latter cherry-picking them (, Nov 9). The principle... More »
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Times Online - Nov. 11, 2009
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| Millions could be given legal right to see an NHS dentist |
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Millions of people denied free dental care could be given the legal right to treatment on the NHS, under new proposals. In the past two years around three million people have... More »
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Telegraph - Nov. 10, 2009
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| Free ops in private hospitals on NHS |
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PATIENTS stuck on NHS waiting lists will get the legal right to free private treatment. Hundreds of thousands facing a delay of 18 weeks or more will be able to jump the... More »
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The Sun - Nov. 10, 2009
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| ISTCs 'cherry pick' patients, claims study |
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Independent sector treatment centres are “cherry picking” less risky patients to maximise profit margins, according to new research. Private sector facilities have been... More »
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HealthInvestor Magazine - Nov. 10, 2009
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| Department of Health launches âfundamental reviewâ of... |
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NHS foundation trust hospitals look set to be granted their wish to perform more private sector work after the Department of Health (DH) confirmed the launch of a... More »
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HealthInvestor Magazine - Nov. 10, 2009
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| Unite: charities are 'Trojan horse' in NHS partnerships |
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Voluntary sector is being used to cover up the fragmentation of services, says trade union Voluntary sector organisations are being used as a 'Trojan horse' to break up the... More »
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ThirdSector - Nov. 11, 2009
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